Fernando Rodrigues

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"The federal government is fully committed to continue
fighting against impunity in cases of killed journalists," Brazilian President
Dilma Rousseff told a CPJ delegation during a meeting on Tuesday in Brasilia,
the country's political capital. Accepting that deadly violence against the
media is a detriment to freedom of the press, Rousseff said her administration
will implement a mechanism to prevent deadly attacks, protect journalists under
imminent risk, and support legislative efforts to federalize crimes against
freedom of expression.

The Brazilian government's concern for the safety of an American journalist stands in contrast to a dismal performance protecting its own reporters.
By Carlos Lauría

Demonstrators clash with riot policemen during a protest in Rio de Janeiro's on June 17, 2013, against the billions of dollars spent preparing for soccer's World Cup and against an increase in mass transit fares. (AFP/Tasso Marcelo)

"Leave me in peace. Wallow
in your garbage," Brazilian Chief Justice Joaquim Barbosa said in a rage when
a reporter with one of the leading national newspapers, O Estado de Sao Paulo, tried
to ask him a question Tuesday at a meeting of the National Council of Justice
in Brasilia, the capital. Stunned by Barbosa's reaction, the journalist
demanded an explanation. "You are a clown," was the response he received from the
president of Brazil's highest court.